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how hard is it to removed the door ding strips?

someone mentioned just a heatgun .. what about the fishing line trick?

does it mess up the paint underneat at all?

i know ill have some goo gone to use to get rid of the adhesive

this is the color here:

Pretty easy, but you may want to test each strip by peeling up just a little bit to check the paint. Obviously the older the car, the higher the chance that the paint underneath will be a different color. Some people have clearcoat issues with the strips.

Try using the search function for "door ding" and you'll find tons of info.

Wait for a really hot day.
Use heavy fishing line and gloves.
"Saw" the fishing line back and forth under the strip.
For mine, after I got a little bit up, I was able to just pull it off.
Wrap an old t-shirt around your thumb and rub off the adhesive.
Goo-Gone or Meguiar's Cleaner Wax helps any left over gunk.
Wash and wax.
Enjoy.

Took me a total of 15 minutes.

Good luck!

hmm its a 98 tan/gold color, ill have to have a look

im more worried about the paint lifting but if your cutting the goo then it shouldnt lift anything

I used a plastic/rubberized scraper for mine. Worked like a charm but I don't know if you can buy them outside of the commercial sector. You really don't need to use goo gone at least not on a 95. Just be sure to wash your car real well before hand. Any little piece of dirt can make a mess of the paint. Takes 15-20 mins per door. Looks so much better too. At least till someone dings your door on you.

off topic here but i think your car looks very good putz. its very clean and a color you dont see very often, or at least i havent. very clean looking.

thanks

i like the looks with the wheels

actually had a riceboy honda driver comment on it, you dont see many , especially the color heh

i wasnt fond of the color myself... but I dont mind it

hopeing removing the door ding strips make it look cleaner.. im just worried about the paint fade, i dont want a dark strip on a ligher car

I removed my guards on my '95 contour, and I have a willow green it looks great but there is a haze in certain spots. But still looks great.

Very easy to remove... you're just going to have sore thumbs for a day or two though. I took mine off when it was pretty cold outside. I started the peeling with a credit card, and then got the goo stuff off using leather gloves and Goo-Gone. No faded paint or anything on the SilverFrost.

Just make sure to polish or wax it after you use the Goo-Gone to protect the paint have keep the shine.

Peel 'em slowly, then use a credit card and your fingernails (I finally found a good use for all those old maxed out credit cards) to remove the gooy tape. Than I used paint thinner, then I washed, clay barred, polished, and waxed the entire car. I took off all those badges while I was at it. Drivers door was the problem for me. I had the clearcoat problem. I suggest you start with that one and if it looks that bad put it back on. My cars navy blue so its easier to notice, But no one did until I pointed it out.

Seen a few people use fishing line. Works real good.